Metropolitan Railway

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Construction and opening

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  • English: Construction of the Metropolitan Railway near King's Cross station in 1861
    English: Construction of the Metropolitan Railway near King's Cross station in 1861
  • English: Damage caused by the collapse of the Fleet ditch into the cutting of the Metropolitan Railway near Farringdon station in June 1862.
    English: Damage caused by the collapse of the Fleet ditch into the cutting of the Metropolitan Railway near Farringdon station in June 1862.
  • English: Praed Street junction near Paddington in the early days of the Metropolitan Railway
    English: Praed Street junction near Paddington in the early days of the Metropolitan Railway

Maps

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  • English: The Metropolitian Railway as it first opened in 1863
    English: The Metropolitian Railway as it first opened in 1863
  • English: The Metropolitan Railway in 1867 with future lines shown
    English: The Metropolitan Railway in 1867 with future lines shown
  • English: The Metropolitan Railway in 1873
    English: The Metropolitan Railway in 1873
  • English: A map of the Metropolitan Railway extension lines published in 1924
    English: A map of the Metropolitan Railway extension lines published in 1924

Railway stations and Goods Depots

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  • English: Montage of drawings of the stations on the Metropolitan Railway when it opened
    English: Montage of drawings of the stations on the Metropolitan Railway when it opened
  • English: Farringdon in 1866
    English: Farringdon in 1866
  • English: Bayswater in 1867
    English: Bayswater in 1867
  • English: High Street Kensington in 1892
    English: High Street Kensington in 1892
  • English: Kingsbury and Neasden station in about 1890
    English: Kingsbury and Neasden station in about 1890
  • English: Metropolitan Railway Vine Street depot entrance in 1910-1915.
    English: Metropolitan Railway Vine Street depot entrance in 1910-1915.

Steam Locomotives

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  • English: The prototype fireless locomotive "en:Fowler's Ghost"
    English: The prototype fireless locomotive "en:Fowler's Ghost"
  • English: Metropolitan Railway A Class locomotive at London Transport Museum
    English: Metropolitan Railway A Class locomotive at London Transport Museum
  • English: Metropolitan Railway C class locomotive at Neasden, about 1890
    English: Metropolitan Railway C class locomotive at Neasden, about 1890
  • English: Metropolitan Railway E class locomotive at Amersham in 1990
    English: Metropolitan Railway E class locomotive at Amersham in 1990
  • English: Metropolitan Railway K class locomotive
    English: Metropolitan Railway K class locomotive

Electric Locomotives

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  • English: Electric locomotive and train on the Metropolitan Railway in the 1920s
    English: Electric locomotive and train on the Metropolitan Railway in the 1920s
  • English: Electric locomotive in the 1920s
    English: Electric locomotive in the 1920s
  • English: Metropolitan Railway locomotive number 12 "Sarah Siddons" seen at Amersham station in 2008
    English: Metropolitan Railway locomotive number 12 "Sarah Siddons" seen at Amersham station in 2008

Coaches

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  • English: Metropolitan Railway third brake 'bogie stock' carriage
    English: Metropolitan Railway third brake 'bogie stock' carriage
  • English: Metropolitan Railway third 'Dreadnought' carriage
    English: Metropolitan Railway third 'Dreadnought' carriage
  • English: Metropolitan Railway milk van at Acton Depot
    English: Metropolitan Railway milk van at Acton Depot
  • English: This preserved carriage running on Kent and East Sussex Railway was thought to be a District Railway first class, but now thought likely to be a cutdown Metropolitan Railway eight wheeler. [1][2]
    English: This preserved carriage running on Kent and East Sussex Railway was thought to be a District Railway first class, but now thought likely to be a cutdown Metropolitan Railway eight wheeler.
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Electric multiple units

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  • English: The joint Metropolitan and District Railway experimental electric train that ran between Earl's Court and High Street Kensington in 1900
    English: The joint Metropolitan and District Railway experimental electric train that ran between Earl's Court and High Street Kensington in 1900
  • English: T stock multiple unit at Neasden
    English: T stock multiple unit at Neasden

Buses

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  • English: The Metropolitan Railway ran connecting horse buses to many stations
    English: The Metropolitan Railway ran connecting horse buses to many stations

References

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  1. ↑ Metropolitan District Four (eight??) wheel First (body) built 1864. Vintage Carriage Trust. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved on 1 June 2012.
  2. ↑ No 100 London Underground Coach. Coaching Stock Register. Kent and East Sussex Railway. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved on 1 June 2012.
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